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Research Group Leader
Professor Kjell-Morten Myhr
Phone: +47 414 47 868
E-mail: Kjell-Morten.Myhr@uib.no
Bergen MS Reseach Groups Members
Senior Researchers:听
Kjell-Morten Myhr
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Ingvild Festervoll Melien
Kjell-Morten Myhr, prof.听
Consultant neurologist, Centre Director MS Reseach Group
Contact information:
Phone: (+47) 55 97 60 31
E-mail:Kjell-Morten.Myhr@uib.no听
Research areas: Clinical neurology, neuroimmunology, clinical trials and biomarkers.
Publications:
Lars B酶
Lars B酶, prof.听
Consultant neurologist, Center Director Norwegian Multiple Sclerosis Competence Centre
Contact information:
Phone: (+47) 55 97 61 86
E-mail:听Lars.Bo@uib.no
Research areas: Pathology, animal models, clinical research, clinical trials.听
Publicatons:
脴ivind Fredvik Grytten Torkildsen
脴ivind Fredvik Grytten Torkildsen, prof. 听
Consultant neurologist, primary investigator RAM-MS (Study of autologuos stem cell transplantation)
Contact information:
Phone: (+47) 55 97 60 32
E-mail: oivind.fredvik.grytten.torkildsen@helse-bergen.no
Research areas: Autologous stem cell transplantation in MS, biomarkers and environmental risk factors for MS.
Publications:
Stig Wergeland听
Stig Wergeland, Ph.D.
Cand.med., Head of the Norwegian MS-registry and biobank
Contact information:
Phone: (+47) 55 97 60 30
E-mail: stig.wergeland@helse-bergen.no
Research areas: Registry based clinical research, pathology, neuroimmunology
Publications:
Sonia Gavasso
Sonia Gavasso, Ph.D.听
Neuroimmunologist
Contact information:
Phone:听55 97 51 27
E-mail: sonia.gavasso@helse-bergen.no
Research areas: neuroimmunology, biomarkers
Publications:
Christopher Elnan Kvistad
Christopher Elnan Kvistad, Ph.D.
Cand.med.听
Contact information:
Phone: (+47) 55 97 50 00
E-mail: christopher.elnan.kvistad@helse-bergen.no
Research areas: Regenerative stem cell treatment in MS
Publications:
Senior Biostatistician
Dimitrios Kleftogiannis
Senior Bioinformatician
Dimitrios Kleftogiannis, PhD
Specialised in the development and application of computational approaches to dissect different omics datasets including Next Generation Sequencing and single-cell data from mass cytometry (CyTOF) and imaging mass cytometry (IMC) technologies. Currently, within BMSR group Dimitrios is leading the bioinformatics analysis of RAM-MS clinical trial. He is also the co-leader of the Bioinformatics Node of NeuroSysMed. During his academic career he has extensive teaching activities and he has organised and lectured numerous bioinformatics courses.听
Contact information:
Email:听dimitrios.kleftogiannis@uib.no
Personal web page:听/en/persons/Dimitrios.Kleftogiannis#uib-tabs-current-projects听听
Research areas:听Bioinformatics, Genomics, Single-cell analysis, Biomarkers
Publications:听Google scholar听
GitHub:听
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Postdoctors
Torbj酶rn Kr氓kenes
Torbj酶rn Kr氓kenes, Ph.D.听
MSc in听medical cell biology and BSc in nanotechnology, researcher
Contact information:
E-mail: torbjornkrakenes@gmail.com.
Research areas:听Stem cells, extracellular vesicles, immunology, neuroscience,听animal models
Publications:
Shamundeeswari听Anandan
Shamundeeswari听Anandan, Ph.D.听
MS in听biotechnology, Postdoctoral Researcher
Contact information:
Phone:听+47 93966193
E-mail:samanandhan@gmail.com听&听Shamundeeswari.Anandan@uib.no
UiB Webpage: /en/persons/Shamundeeswari.Anandan
Research areas:听Brain-derived blood exosomes, biomarkers, single-cell analysis (CyTOF), immunology, tumor biology
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Ida Herdlev忙r
Ph.D.-Candidates:听
Hilde Marie Torgauten
Hilde Marie Torgauten
Cand.med.
Contact information:
Phone: (+47) 55 97 09 30
E-mail: hilde.marie.torgauten@helse-bergen.no
Research areas: Registry based research, clinical neurology, effect, discontinuation and side effects of immune modulatory treatments in MS
Publications:
Karine Eid
Karine Eid
Cand.med.
Contact Information:
Phone:听
E-mail: Karine.eid@uib.no
Research areas: clinical neurology, risk factors for MS, epidemiology, register听based research,听MS and pregnancy
Publications:
Ellen Skorve
Ellen Skorve
Cand.med.
Contact information:
Phone: (+47)
Mail: ellen.skorve@helse-bergen.no
Research areas: cognition in MS, clinical neurology
Hilde Norborg听
Hilde Norborg
Cand.med.
Contact information:
Phone: (+47) 55 97 61 77
E-mail: hilde.norborg@uib.no
Research areas: Registry based research, clinical neurology, side effects and discontinuation rates of immune modulatory treatments in MS听
Publications:
Brit Ellen R酶d
Brit Ellen R酶d
Cand.med.
Contact information:
Phone:听
E-mail: Brit.ellen.rod@helse-bergen.no
Research areas:听Clinical trials, clinical neurology
Akash Kapali
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Akash Kapali,听PhD candidate
Contact information:
听 听Phone number: +4745555274
听 听Email: akash.kapali@uib.no
Research areas:听Multiple sclerosis, epidemiology
Publications:听
1)Childbirth delivery mode and the risk of multiple sclerosis: a prospective population-based study.
Kapali A, Daltveit AK, Myhr KM, Bjornevik K, Baldin E, Pugliatti M, Riise T, Cortese M.
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2023 Dec 14;95(1):8-13. doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2023-331241.
PMID: 37479464
2)Abuse and revictimization in adulthood in multiple sclerosis: a cross-sectional study during pregnancy.
Eid K, Torkildsen 脴, Aarseth J, Celius EG, Cortese M, Holm酶y T, Kapali A, Myhr KM, Torkildsen CF, Wergeland S, Gilhus NE, Bj酶rk MH.
J Neurol. 2022 Nov;269(11):5901-5909. doi: 10.1007/s00415-022-11249-x. Epub 2022 Jul 3.
PMID: 35780399
Intakhar Ahmad
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Title: M.Sc, Ph.D.
Contact information:
Phone: (+47)听95826348
E-mail:听intakhar.ahmad@gmail.com
Research areas:听听myelin biology and MS biomarkers and animal models
Publications: In
Trond Tr忙tteberg Serkland
Title:听Senior concultant in clinical pharmacology. PhD-candidate.
Contact information:
Phone: (+47) 55975563 听E-mail: trond.tretteberg.serkland@helse-bergen.no
Research areas:听Therapeutic monoclonal antibodies, pharmacokinetics- and dynamics.Publications:听
Hallin EI, Tr忙tteberg Serkland T, Myhr KM, Grytten Torkildsen 脴, Skrede S. Ocrelizumab quantitation by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. J Mass Spectrom Adv Clin Lab. 2022 Jul 22;25:53-60.听
PMID: 35910410; PMCID: PMC9334332.
Andrea Habbestad
Johannes Sverre Willumsen
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Title: MD
Contact information:
Phone: (+47) 90089024
E-mail: Johannes.sverre.willumsen@helse-mr.no
Research areas:听 Multiple sclerosis epidemiology
Master Students
Jonas Bull Haugs酶en
Title: Medical student/Forskerlinje student
Phone: (+47) 944 86 448
E-mail: jonas.haugsoen@uib.no
Research areas:听Mass cytometry, stem cell transplantation, multiple sclerosis
Publications:听UiB website听with publications listed
Elisabeth Claire Evjenth
Title: Master Student
E-mail:听emcee2@gmail.com
Research areas:听Neuroimmunology, cell signaling, stem cells, extracellular vesicles
H氓kon Olsen
Title: Master Student
Email:听Hakon.O@student.uib.no
Research areas:听Neuroimmunology, CSF cells, biomarkers
Marie Ytterdal
Title: Master student听
Contact information:听
E-mail: maytt6312@uib.no
Research areas:听
Stem cells, immunology, neuroscience听
Anna Engan Aamodt
Masterstudent i Biomedisin
Contact information:听
Mobil +47 90179353
E-mail annaam7426@uib.no
Study Nurses
Randi Cecilie Haugstad
Randi Cecilie Haugstad
Nurse specialized in neuroscience, Masters degree in evidence based practice
Contact information:
Phone: (+47) 55 97 51 52
E-mail: randi.haugstad@helse-bergen.no
Areas of interest: Patient motivation for treatment, information and education on MS
Publications:
Reidun Lykke Waaler
Reidun Lykke Waaler,听Study nurse
Contact information:听
Phone: (+47) 41869620
Jorunn Vik
Lars B酶.
Jorunn Vik,听Studynurse
Contact information:
Phone: (+47)41869620
E-mail: jorunn.vik@helse-bergen.no
Study Coordinators and administrative personnel
Nina Grytten Torkildsen
Nina Grytten Torkildsen, Ph.D.
Contact information:
Phone: +47 944 87听372
E-mail: nina.grytten.torkildsen@helse-bergen.no
Research areas: Epidemiology, survival and comorbidity in MS, sosiology
Publications:
Ingunn Anundsk氓s
Tiltle: Research coordinator
Contact information
Phone (+47) 92860178
E-mail:听ingunn.heie.anundskaas@helse-bergen.no
Research areas: Trial coordinator OVERLORD and TAF-MS
Marianne Flateb酶
Title: Studycoordinator
Contact Information:
Phone: +47 98659428
E-Mail:听marianne.flatebo@helse-bergen.no听
Jeg er koordinator for studier f酶lgende studier:
- MS ( NORSEMAN)
- ALS ( ALS-LTMV)
- Alzheimers ( N- DOSE AD)听
- Parkinson ( NADAPT)听
Bente Vangen
Bente Vangen
Cand.Scient in biology, project coordinator RAM-MS
Contact information:
Phone: (+47) 954 66 910
E-mail: bente.vangen@helse-bergen.no
Areas of interest: Clinical research support, project management
Publications: 听
Laboratory Technicians
Hanne Linda Nakkestad
Title: Lab Manager
Contact information:听
Phone: (+47) 55 97 51 14
E-mail: hanne.linda.nakkestad@helse-bergen.no
Research areas:听Clinical studies in MS and other neurolological diseases/biomarkers
Publications:听听
Cecilie Totland
Title: Technician
Contact information:
E-mail: cecilie.totland@helse-bergen.no
Research areas:听Clinical trials in MS/ other neurological disease, biomarkers
Publications:听听
Liesbeth Kroondijk
Title: MSc in medical cell biology, technician
Contact information:
E-mail: Liesbeth.Kroondijk@helse-bergen.no
Research areas:听Clinical trials in MS and other neurological diseases.
Neuroimmunological diagnostic tests and biomarkers.
Norwegian MS-Registry & Biobank staff
Jan Harald Aarseth
Jan Harald Aarseth Ph.D.
Statistician, Registry responsible, Norwegian MS registry and biobank
Contact information:
Phone: (+47) 55 97 60 63
E-mail: jan.harald.aarseth@helse-bergen.no
Research areas: Use and development of the Norwegian MS registry and biobank
Publications:
Anne Britt Rundhovde Sk氓r
Anne-Britt Sk氓r
Nurse specialized in multidisiplinary rehabilitation, Masters degree in social work
Contact information:
Phone: (+47) 55 97 60 34
E-mail: anne.skar@helse-bergen.no
Research areas: health service quality, empowerment in MS, patient education and information on MS, children as next-of-kin
Publicatons:
H氓vard Nyhagen Henriksen
H氓vard Nyhagen Henriksen
Cand.Scient in molecular biology, MS-Registry associate.听
Contact information:
E-mail: havard.nyhagen.henriksen@helse-bergen.no
Areas of interest: molecular biology, organization and standardization of databases.听
Publications:
Tori Smedal
Tori Smedal, Ph.D.
Physiotherapist
Contact information:
Phone: (+47) 55 97 54 65
E-mail: tori.smedal@helse-bergen.no
Research areas: rehabilitation in MS, evaluation of measurment methods, health services research, quality improvement based on registry data, and听physiotherapy.
Publications:
Janne Mannseth
Janne Manseth, Senior engineer
biostatistician听
Contact information:
Phone: (+47) 55 58 85 43
E-mail: janne.mannseth@uib.no
Research areas: epidemiology, biostatistics
Publications:
Associated Senior Researchers
Trond Riise
Trond Riise, prof.听
Statistician
Contact information:
Phone: (+47) 55 58 61 13
E-mail: trond.riise@uib.no
Research areas: neuroepidemiology, biostatistics, big data analysis.
Publications:
Kjetil Bj酶rnevik
Marianna Cortes
MD, PhD, Senior Research Scientist
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Contact information:听Phone: +1-857-928-4217
E-mail:听mcortese@hsph.harvard.edu
Research areas:听
Neuroepidemiology: Multiple sclerosis, Parkinson鈥檚 disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
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